@ ELECTRONICS —6cws oa POWER-AMPLIFIER PENTODE me DESCRIPTION AND RATING: FOR AF POWER AMPLIFIER APPLICATIONS ‘The 6CWS is a power-amplifier pentode designed for use in the audio-frequency power-output stage of television and radio receivers and in high-fidelity amplifiers. GENERAL ELECTRICAL MECHANICAL Cathode—Coated Unipotential ‘Mounting Position— Any Heater Voltage, AC or DC. 6.3 Volts Envelope—T-614, Glass Heater Current. 0.76 Amperes Base—E9-1, Small Button 9-Pin Direct Interelectrode Capacitances* Outline Drawing—EIA 6-4 Grid Number 1 to Plate 0.6 pf Maximum Diameter 4% Inches Grid Number 1 to All 12 pf Maximum Over-all Length. 3A Inches Plate to All 60 pf Maximum Seated Height 24 Inches MAXIMUM RATINGS DESIGN-CENTER VALUES Heater-Cathode Voltage Heater Positive with Respect to Plate Voltage 250 Volts Cathode 100 Volts Sereen Voltage 200 Volts Heater Negative with Respect to i — Cathode Pte Dispation 12 Wate en ahs Sereen Dissipation craw Total DC and Peale 300 Volts Peak Screen Dissipation 6.0 Watts Grid-Number 1 Circuit Resistance DC Cathode Current 100. Milliamperes With Cathode Bias. 1.0 Megohms PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS TERMINAL CONNECTIONS BASING DIAGRAMS Pin 1—Internal Connection Pin 2—Grid Number 1 Pin 3—Cathode and Grid Number i 3 (Suppressor) | Pin 4—Heater Pin 5—Heater Pin 6—Internal Connection re ag Fin 7—Plate ag 2 Mise Pin 8—Internal Connection ak ar Pin 9—Grid Number 2 (Screen) 1 $38 pt eA 9cv iL EA 4 GENERAL @@ ELECTRIC6CcWS ET-13021 Page 2 1281 CHARACTERISTICS AND TYPICAL OPERATION AVERAGE CHARACTERISTICS Plate Resistance, approximate 23000 Ohms Plate Voltage. 170. Volts Transconductance 10000 Micromhos Screen Voltage 170 Volts Plate Current 70 Milliamperes Grid-Number 1 Voltage 12.5 Volts Screen Current 5.0 Milliamperes CLASS A; AMPLIFIER Plate Voltage 170 Volts Zero-Signal Screen Current. 5.0 Milliamperes Screen Voltage 170. Volts ‘Maximum-Signal Screen Current 22. Milliamperes Grid-Number 1 Voltage 125 Volts Load Resistance 2400 Ohms Peak AF Grid-Number 1 Voltage. 9.9 Volts Total Harmonic Distortion, Zero-Signal Plate Current. 70 Milliamperes approximate 10. Percent Maximum-Signal Plate Current 70 Milliamperes ‘Maximum-Signal Power Output. 5.6 Watts PUSH-PULL CLASS AB, AMPLIFIER, VALUES FOR TWO TUBES. Plate Voltage 250 Volts Zero-Signal Screen Current 4.0. Milliamperes ‘Screen Voltage 200. Volts ‘Maximum Signal Screen Current 23. Milliamperes Grid-Number 1 Voltage =185 Volts Effective Load Resistance, Peak AF Grid-to-Grid Voltage 34 Volts Plate-to-Plate. 3000 Ohms Zero-Signal Plate Current. 91 Milliamperes Total Harmonic Distortion 1.0 Percent ‘Maximum-Signal Plate Current. 180 Milliamperes ‘Maximum-Signal Power Output 25 Watts *Without external shield. Design-Center ratings are limiting values of operating and ‘environmental conditions applicable to a bogey electron tube of © specified type os defined by its published dote ‘ond should not be exceeded under normal conditions The tube manufacturer chooses these values to provi acceptable serviceability of the tube in average applica- tions, making ellowance for normal changes in operating conditions due to rated supply-voltage variation, equipment component variation, equipment control adjustment, lood variation, signal variation, environmental conditions, and Variations in the characteristics of the tube under considera- tion and of all other electron devices in the equipment, The equipment manufacturer should design s0 thot initially no design-center value for the intended service is exceeded with @ bogey tube under normal operating conditions at the stated normal supply veltage. ‘Ihe tubes and arrangements dicored herein may be covarad by patents of arse Bae Common or ines Wether theAVERAGE PLATE CHARACTERISTICS 380 309) kez = 170 VOLTS 190 100 ° ° 100 200 300 “00 500 wesserterotaaes PLATE VOLTAGE 1 VOLTS auer ta, 1961 AVERAGE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS 330 FEEP er = wereo vacue 5 f =H} fp = 170 vours: Et 300 200 10 100 0 0 0 40 ~20 = =10 « tcsbotievoveece GhID-NuUSER 1 VOLTAGE IN voLTS er vay woes eek MILLiaMPeRES SentEN cumwenT PLATE CURRENT 16 WILLIANPERES. 6CWS ET-13021 Page 3 12816CWS ET-13021 Page 4 1261 AVERAGE TRANSFER CHARACTERISTICS 5 ‘Sf Ey > RATED VALUE fy = 179 ours FS fa SCREEN CURRENT IN WILLIAMPERES ° -s0 ars -30 -20 -10 o etosuievovaaes GRID-NUMBER 1 VOLTAGE IW VOLTS dour va, wen OPERATION CHARACTERISTICS 2 TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORT ION IN PERCENT Py © 1000 2000 3000 4000 3000 kesseniero ieee ROAD SESLSTaRCE alt tour ta, 1968 RECEIVING TUBE DEPARTMENT GENERAL @ ELECTRIC axiMMeSIONAL PLATE OW SCAEEN CURRENT IN MILLIAMPERES